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1778-79 MEDAL Rhode Island Ship Medal, VLUGTENDE Removed, Brass -- Obverse Scratched -- NGC Details. Unc. Betts-562, Breen-11...
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1778-79 Brass Rhode Island Ship Medal, Unc Details
Betts-562, Breen-1139, Whitman-1730
1778-79 MEDAL Rhode Island Ship Medal, VLUGTENDE Removed, Brass
-- Obverse Scratched -- NGC Details. Unc. Betts-562, Breen-1139,
Whitman-1730, R.3. The initial production of these medals
included the word VLUGTENDE on the obverse below Admiral Howe's
warship, creating confusion at the time of issue, that word meaning
"fleeing" and suggesting that Admiral Howe and his war party were
fleeing from Rhode Island. A few were released without alteration,
and those pieces are extremely rare today with only two known. The
majority of those pieces had the word physically scraped off the
obverse, leaving a blank depression below the ship that some might
think is damage, but it is not. That is the way they were
distributed at the time of production. The pale brownish-yellow
surfaces exhibit a few minor scratches at the upper right obverse.
Listed on page 52 of the 2020 Guide Book.
Auction Info
2019 December 5-7 US Coins Signature Auction - Dallas #1302 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
December, 2019
5th-7th
Thursday-Saturday
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